Table 2 Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | |
|---|---|---|
Design/type of study | Longitudinal follow-up (with at least two evaluations) including retrospective cohort | Animal studies Genetic studies Study protocol |
Participants | Both men and women No age restriction No restriction regarding ethnicity | Population suffering from a specific pathology Population benefiting of a treatment influencing muscle/bone status Population presenting a particular clinical condition Population benefiting from a preventive or therapeutic intervention |
Disease | Bone Mineral Density or Bone Mineral Content, regardless of the technique employed to assess it. | |
Outcome | A measure of muscle mass, muscle strength and/or physical performance, regardless of the method used to assess it or the site of the measurement of muscle mass and strength. |